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School: Ballinahowen (roll number 8646)

Location:
Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Hanley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0744, Page 187

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    joining two pieces of board together with leather. The corn was put on the barn-floor and beaten with the buailtin until the grain came out of the hull. It was a very slow method of threshing.
    The flail was succeeded by a machine called the "horse-power". Two horses were yoked to this and were going round in a ring while the threshing was proceeding.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bríghidh Ní Mhór-Fhionn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilgarvan, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Seán Ó Mhór-Fhionn
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Kilgarvan, Co. Westmeath